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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Wycksburg, AL · August 23, 2010

Date
August 23, 2010 · 15:07 local
Place
Wycksburg, AL
Phase of flight
Hover/Holding
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N69875
Reported as
Bell 206B
Reported engine
Allison 250-C20 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
7,000 total250 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Instructor pilot failed to observe student on lift off to a hover, when the student lost control and the aircraft blades contacted the ground.

As the FAA filed it

INSTRUCTOR PILOT FAILED TO OBSERVE STUDENT ON LIFT OFF TO A HOVER, WHEN THE STUDENT LOST CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT BLADES CONTACTED THE GROUND.